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Benedict XVI: Youth Demand Real Education

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Notes They Need Help to Face Life
Young people are demanding a “real education,” one that gives them what they need to face the challenges of life, Benedict XVI says.
The Pope affirmed this in a letter released Monday and directed to the city and the Diocese of Rome. After last Sunday’s midday Angelus, the Holy Father [...]

Jan

23

Turin Reaches Out to Iraq

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Ten young priests in Baghdad are being offered economic and moral support by a Turin-based campaign, “I Have a New Friend.”
The five-year-old program, designed by Fathers Fredo Olivero and Douglas Dawood, acknowledges the difficult situation of Iraqi Christians. It is sponsored by the Turin Archdiocese’s office of ministry to migrants.
Father Olivero, director of that office, [...]

Jan

23

On Christian Unity

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in Paul VI Hall during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.* * *
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We are celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which comes to an end Friday, Jan. 25. This day marks the conversion of [...]

Jan

23

Prayer Is at the Heart of the Ecumenical Journey

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis during today’s general audience to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity which began on 18 January and will come to an end on Friday, 25 January, Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.
  Addressing the thousands of faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope explained that [...]

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23

Pray for What We Need

January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the commentary prepared jointly by the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for Thursday, the seventh day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

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“Help the weak” (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
“Hannah prays for a son” (1 Samuel 1:9-20)
“Listen to my [...]

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